Obtain required support that enables you to contribute to the fashion industry within Saudi Arabia and support its development.
Who we are
The incubator targets people who will contribute to the prosperity of the fashion industry in Saudi Arabia. The incubator aims to sponsor startups and develop their projects, and create a brand that is well-established locally, regionally and internationally, through the provision of knowledge, guidance, and institutional support. In addition, the incubator aims to facilitate the access to a network of experts and investors to help entrepreneurs create and grow their projects.
*The incubator target pioneers of emerging projects in the field of fashion that work in the following fields: - Women-men-children clothing, leather products, shoes, accessories, eyeglasses, jewelry, or provide special services in the field of fashion). - The incubator target all pioneers of emerging projects in the field of fashion, and in all fields without exception.
Benefits
A practical educational experience to develop and improve company/startup business model.
Mentoring sessions with leaders and experts in the fashion industry.
Delve into the fashion-making process.
Building professional relationships between participants and fashion industry leaders.
Providing the opportunity to present the project to the most important investment authorities in the Kingdom.
Growth through institutional and functional support.
The stages of the fashion incubator program
Pressure Testing
- Data and Trends: Analysis of the latest trends in the market - Discovery: Discover areas of expansion for the startup's services or products
Development
- Prototype development: the ability to develop a prototype of an existing product, or create a new product
Realization
- Financial plan and funding
- Growth: The project's growth plan.
- Implementation Plan
- Creating a pitch deck
Masterclass
- Fashion Value Chain
- Technology in Fashion
- Sustainability in Fashion
Timeline
Registration
Launch
Conclusion
Conditions for registration in the fashion incubator
- - Commercially registered Startup.
- - Startup teams that have proven experience of two or more years in the Fashion field.
- - Teams who already have startups, have a product/service with a Business Model.
- - Startups must be operating in; (Men's Fashion, Women's Fashion, Kids' Fashion, Leather products, Shoes, Silk accessories, Glasses, Jewelry) or offering fashion related services.
- - A startup with a business model that has clear and promising target market size and potential revenue.
- - A startup with a unique and differentiated competitive advantage is preferred.
- 1- The candidate must be 18 years old or older.
- 2- The personal information provided by the candidate is complete and correct.
- 3- The candidate must be a Saudi national or legally residing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- 4- The candidate must possess all public rights and intellectual property rights related to the submitted work, or partial ownership that gives him the right to submit with the consent of the rest of the parties, proof of ownership documents.
- 5- The candidate must adhere to the start and end dates of the specified period for submitting one or more of the program's activities.
Eligibility Conditions:
Terms and Conditions
- 1- These terms and conditions apply for participation in the Fashion Incubation Program, through the program website; you agree to abide by it.
- 2- The content is consistent with the general orientation of the program.
- 3- The presented content does not contradict the program's orientation, principles of Islamic law, and public morals.
- 4- The Ministry of Culture has the right to cancel some challenges in any activity of the program in the absence of high-quality nominations.
- 5- The candidate is committed to utmost credibility in all stages of the program and is committed to attend and complete all stages.
- 6- The candidate has the right to withdraw from the program at any stage prior to the announcement of the names of the final participants or winners, provided that an email is sent to the program management team at ACE@moc.gov.sa
- 7- The Ministry of Culture publishes the information it deems appropriate for the candidates, and everything related to the program on its website and its social media accounts.
- 8- At any stage of the program, the Ministry of Culture and/or the website reserves the right to exclude any participation that does not comply with the terms and conditions, evaluation criteria, or the general direction of the initiative or for any other reason that the Ministry of Culture believes that it has the right to be excluded therein. The Ministry of Culture reserves the right to cancel or amend the program without prior notice, and the candidate has no right to object.
- 9- The candidate must adhere to utmost credibility in all stages of the program, and must also commit to attend (if necessary) and complete all stages of the program personally, as no person is allowed to represent him at any stage of the program, except with the official approval of the Ministry.
- 10- The Ministry of Culture reserves the right to change the terms and conditions from time to time. Accordingly, the candidate must review these terms and conditions on a daily basis, and the Ministry of Culture is not obligated to announce any changes that have been made to the terms and conditions.
- 1- The Ministry of Culture will keep the detailed files attached to the various activities of the program.
- 2- Participants agree that the Ministry of Culture or any third party authorized by the Ministry of Culture to publish the works presented on the ministry's website or in any other media format such as: photography, advertising campaigns, and using the winning entries and the names of the winners in all available advertising media.
- 3- Participation in all its details, as well as any other information that the candidate submits to the program, must be personal and specifically owned by him/her. The candidate here declares that all the information provided by him/her to the program does not violate intellectual property rights, copyrights, privacy or other rights to any third parties, and it does not include abuse, infringement, slander, threat, contempt, or other prohibitions. The Ministry of Culture reserves the right to refuse to publish or exclude the participation and to refer to the candidate for any harm to the program.
- 4- The Ministry of Culture does not assume any intellectual property rights claimed by the participant, and the Ministry does not bear any legal responsibility related to intellectual property for the material uploaded to the program's page, which may constitute a violation of registered property rights.
- 1- Participation must not violate any local or international rights, regulations, laws or provisions, or encourage in any way the violation of those rights, laws and provisions.
- 2- These terms and conditions are subject to the regulations applied in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The competent judicial authorities in the city of Riyadh consider any dispute that arises because of joining the program.
- 3- In the event of a dispute over the participation's intellectual property or any other disagreement, the candidate disclaims the Ministry of Culture's responsibility for any liability for any material losses or any damage or any psychological damages that result from this, and the candidate alone bears full responsibility for this violation and breach issued. The Ministry and/or the site has the right to exclude the violating candidate.
- 4- The Ministry of Culture indemnifies or holds harmless any responsibility for any material or moral damages incurred by the candidate as a result of participating in the program.
- 5- The Ministry of Culture indemnifies or holds harmless any responsibility if wrong or inaccurate information resulting from human errors or technical failures, such as loss or delay in transferring or deleting data, or malfunctions in the telephone line, computer, network, computer accessories, programs or any other reasons may impede entry to the site, and the candidate must always seek to present the materials correctly and properly.
- 6- By using the program's website, the candidate acknowledges the right of the Ministry of Culture to ask to provide more information or supporting documents for participation to verify its credibility.
- 7- The candidate must have the absolute power to agree to the terms and conditions, and he must fulfill any rights of a third party and he shall be solely responsible for any breach of this clause.
- 8- The final jury will evaluate the qualified entries based on the criteria for selecting the winners and can communicate with the nominees if necessary.
- 9- The Ministry of Culture is not responsible for all legal procedures for violating any laws that the candidate may have violated before the official authorities.
General provisions:
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Incubator Location
Based on the precautionary safety measures taken by the competent authorities in Saudi Arabia to prevent (COVID-19) infection, the first 6 weeks of the program will be done virtually. Then, if circumstances allow, attendance of remaining workshops will be mandatory physically in Jeddah. The location Jeddah will be confirmed soon.
Benefits of applying to the program
- - Improvement to the startup business model
- - One to One Mentorship
- - Make connections that enhance business future growth
- - Access to Institutional support and funding mechanisms available in the region.
FAQ - Incubator
- The Fashion Incubation program aims to attract and empower Saudi fashion talents and support entrepreneurs in pursuing their journey with valuable knowledge and continuous learning, enabling them to become renowned players in the local, regional and international markets.
- Hackathon: A 3-day virtual event that will gather a group of participants who will work on solving complex challenges in the fashion industry within a unique environment that encourages creative thinking and leads to innovative new ideas and concepts.
- Bootcamp: A 5-day intensive virtual event that provides an experiential learning experience. Participants will take a deep dive into fashion industry and practical business tools, in addition to benchmarking, networking, and exposure to world class-fashion expertise.
- Incubator: An extensive 5-month incubation program that nurtures start-ups through the beginning phases of their project and provides continuous mentorship that allows these start-ups to perform customer discovery, prototype and develop their product, and plan their business. The program will support entrepreneurs to set-up the foundations for their ventures and help them discover and strengthen their Minimum Viable Product and Access to funding mechanisms.
- The Fashion Incubation Program is the first fashion program in Saudi Arabia. The program is organized by the Ministry of Culture and was announced during the launch of the ministry in December 2020. This program is a pilot version and is sponsored by Quality of Life program.
- Based on the precautionary safety measures to prevent covid-19 infection, the first 6 weeks of the program will be done virtually. Then, if circumstances allow, attendance of remaining workshops will be mandatory physically in Jeddah. The location Jeddah will be confirmed soon.
- - Teams with startups up and running, has a product/service with Business Model
- - Startup team should have proven experience of two or more years
- - The applicant must be Saudi/Resident in Saudi Arabia
- - Commercially registered Startup
- - Startups with business field: (Men's Fashion, Women's Fashion, Kids' Fashion, Leather products, Shoes, Silk accessories, Glasses, Jewelry) or offering fashion related services.
- - A startup with a business model that has clear and promising target market size and potential revenue.
- - A startup with a unique and differentiated competitive advantage is preferred
- No. The program supports designers and any businesses related to fashion.
- - Improvement to the startup business model
- - 1 to 1 Mentorship
- - Make connections that enhance your future growth
- - Access to institutional support and funding mechanisms
- 18 and above.
- - Attendance: Minimum of 2 participants per startup, including the founder.
- - Startup locations: Open to any startup located within KSA. Attendance will be online for all weekly sessions, and might be on-site in Jeddah for workshops after 6 weeks of the program start.
- - Business Maturity: Startups up and running, has a product/service with Business Model.
- - Attendance:
- All 3 Workshops need to be attended by all startup members.
- 2 out of 3 momentum sessions to be attended by all startup members.
- 70% of mentoring sessions need to be attended by at least 1 member.
- - Timing: Workshops will be scheduled to accommodate startups, on weekend. All regular and mentoring sessions will be conducted within normal business hours.
- No, the program is open to both males and females.
- The program is open to Saudis and residents of Saudi Arabia.
- The program courses and content will be delivered in Arabic. If an international expert delivers a course or speech, live translation will be available then.
- The application can be submitted in Arabic or English.
- No, only startups with teams of at least 2 people will be accepted.
- This program is open for startups with a business model that has clear and promising target market size and potential revenue.
- Applications are only accepted during the open call and through the application form on the website. No application can be submitted after the end of the application period.
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